City SchoolsOpen Sept Without Supervisors In Any Dept
City public schools begin the 1932 33 term on Tuesday September 6 following Labor Day Superintendent B G Kuhn announced The board confirmed appointments through transfer but a complete personnel list was not yet available Two teachers resigned Louise Scott and Miss Ma oe Burge First Grade teachers at St Ward and Central schools The economy program reduces operating costs by 19470 26 from last year and 15 percent from 1930 31 The post of supervisor of music was eliminated Mrs Ence H Wilkinson moves to regular teaching with limited directing duties in oral themes Continued on Page Three.
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City Public School
B. G. Kuhn
Board of Education
Transsterson
Kuhn
Ruiss Louise Scott
Ma~ Oe. Burge
St Ward
Central School
Miss Scott
Philadelphia
Burge
Parkersburg
Flore Music
Ence H. Wilkinson
Grafton
Hindenburg Lifts Berlin Martial Law Decree
President Paul von Hindenburg signed a decree lifting martial law in Berlin and Brandenburg restoring executive authority to the Berlin police president and Brandenburg governor. Disturbances persisted through the pre election period with two men killed.
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Berlin
Paul von Hindenburg
Brandenburg
Police
Labor to Fight Merger of Four Railway Systems
Cleveland July 26 Raile road labor with a half million members unemployed is organizing battle lines to oppose the merger of eastern railways into four systems. David B. Robertson outlined the position of the 22 railroad labor men as spokesman on the proposed trunk systems authorized by the Interstate Commerce Commission. He vowed to oppose the realigner with the same determination, focusing on hearings before the ICC as New York Central Pennsylvania Chesapeake & Ohio Nickle Plate and Baltimore & Ohio petition for acquisition under the plan of consolidation. Fear Losses of Members The statement of railroad executive Daniel Willard of the B&O notes that 60 percent of the op Continued from Page Three.
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Cleveland
Eastern Railways
David B. Robertson
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ts New Fight
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Chesapeake & Ohio
Nickle Plate
Baltimore & Ohio
Borah Urges U S to Call World Economic Conference
Washington July 26 Senator Borah of Idaho urged the United States to take the initiative in convening a world economic conference. Observers link his bid to government silence and looming new debt talks after December’s moratorium. He proposes trading war debts for disarmament and canceling reparations to aid global recovery.
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Washington
United States
Borah
Idaho
Missing boy found unharmed in Connecticut woods
Madison Conn July 26 Robert Driscoll eight son of a Middletown paper maker disappeared in dense woodland after a party of children. After an all night search by 500 volunteers bloodhounds and state police located him three miles down the river bank where he had been following a path.
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Madison
Conn
Robert Driscoll
Middletown
Simmer
New Director of Physical Education Appointed
Moragatown July 26 reports Ross White of Ingwood has been named state director of physical education and assistant high school supervisor. He succeeds Arthur B. Upton, principal at Morgantown High School, and will assume duties in Charleston August 1.
Budget Balancing Plan Outlined by State Committee
Charleston July 26 The joint economy committee outlined sweeping reductions in salaries and personnel across state county and municipal governments to erase a 2.5 million dollar deficit. Proposals include abolishing departments consolidations and a flat 20 percent cut, with governors salary trimmed and other officials facing 15 to 20 percent reductions. Rested by week end visits to continue deliberations.
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Charleston
Business News Reports Cheer (Associated Press)
Favorable business developments include Export Leaf Tobacco Company doubling payroll in Richmond Virginia and DuPont Bayon plant at Ampthill resuming. Chicago reports crops along railroad right of way in best condition in years. Rail traffic may rise if farm prices stay strong. Grovenordale Looms start up, night shifts added. United Air Lines coastal passenger records rise to 225 daily. Hammond Wink receive catalogues and school books to boost operations. Tiffany Woolen Plant Ber ryville to operate full time. 209 workers added. Illinois Highway Department states 8,400 men on highway construction, up from previous months.
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Associated Press
Richmond
Export Leaf Tobacco’ Company
DuPont Bayon
Ampthill
Chicago
Patrick H. Joyce
Chicago and Great Western Railroad
Joyce
Grovenordale
Conn
Grovenordale Mills
United Air Lines
Hammond
Wink
W. B. Conkey Publishing Company
Webster
Mass
Tiffany Woolen
Berryville
Springfield
State Highway Department
Illinois
Tilson to Resign From Congress This Year
Representative Tilson of Connecticut, former Republican House leader, said in a statement printed in the Congressional Record that he would resign soon from Congress and would not seek re election. He planned to pursue activity in other fields.
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Washington
Tilson
Connecticut
Republican House
Congressional Record
Congress
Shrine's Crusade For Prosperity Opens Imperial Council
In San Francisco on July 26 crowds welcomed the Shrine's Crusade for Prosperity as Imperial Council sessions opened. Bands drum corps and drill teams paraded through streets and gathered in hotel lobbies while citizens cheered. Thomas J. Houston of Chicago, imperial potentate, was to respond after several welcoming addresses by Californians.
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San Francisé
North America
Imperial Council
Thomas J. Houston
Chicago
Imperial
California
Judge Payne Rotary guest Friday night at Moose Hall
John Barton Payne native of Taylor county and former Chicago judge, wartime Shipping Board chair, and Red Cross head, will address Grafton Rotarians and civic clubs at a Rotary banquet in Moose Home Friday night. About 200 guests expected with reception to follow. plans and travel details being finalized.
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John Barton Payne
Taylor County
Chicago
U.S. Shipping Board
American Red’ Cross
Grafton Rotemians
Moose Home
Harry C. Compton
Pruntytown
Wie
Blaze decimates Montsair tipple in Clarksburg loss
Fire of suspected incendiary origin leveled the Montsair Gas Coal Co. tipple in Clarksburg last night, causing an estimated $35,000 in damage to steel and wood structures. Local authorities investigate potential causes as industry records note the scale of loss.
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Clarksburg
Montsair Gas Coal Co
Heads of four rail systems in conference heads of four rail systems in conference
A July conference at Pennsylvania Railroad offices gathered leaders from the four eastern rail systems to discuss the commission plan for consolidation. Obstacles emerged including Reading control by Baltimore and Ohio and a dispute over exchange of securities for an enlarged system. Pennsylvania reportedly objects to surrendering its holdings in the New York New Haven and Hartford.
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New York
Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania Railroad
Reading
Baltimore & Chin
Sten
New York Central
Centrr
Baltimore &Onio
Pennsylvania
New Haven
Hartford
Clinic Damage Suits Settled For 167 000
Cleveland date July 26 1929 damages from the Cleveland clinic disaster were settled for 167000. The fire May 15 1929 at the Crile clinic caused 129 deaths from poison gases or burns. Claims exceeded 1 5 million but the clinic had 30000 liability insurance and negotiated settlements within its ability to pay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Cleveland Clinic
George W. Crile
RAM RUNNERS CAUGHT AFTER PISTOL BATTLE
Detroit July 26 two men in a pistol fight with river border patrol lieutenant Lieut Joseph Bohling near the American shore. Ralph Stepaniack 23 and Rudolph Wicherk 24 both River Rouge were captured after attempting to flee in a boat and firing on Bohling. One man was shot in the hip and the boat sank after crashing into riverfront piles.
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Detroit
Bohling
Capt Gronau Hops Off for Montreal
Cartright Labrador July 26 Capt Wolfgang Von Gronau took off at 8 50 am today for Montreal continuing as seat from Germany to China bad of him lay 1000 riled much of it barren country
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Cartright
Labrador
Wolfgang ‘Von Gro+ nau
B.S.T
Montréal
Germany
Chianbad
Freight Train Wreck Damage At Wilsonburg
Wreck of a B and O freight train at Wilsonburg near Clarksburg caused about 100000 dollars in damage. Two hoboes injured, both from Parkersburg, treated at St Marys Hospital. No official cause yet. engine, tender and seven cars stayed on tracks while others derailed and caught fire.
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Wilsonburg
Clarksburg
Baltimore
St. Louis
New Martinsville
Monongah Division
Parkershoro
Howard Jones
Richard Earle
St. Marys Hospital
Grafton
Secend
Townsend Accuses Legislature Over Property Classification
Lewisburg July 26 A charge by Republican gubernatorial nominee T C Townsend that lawmakers are seeking to thwart the will of the people on property classification was voiced in a Greenbrier county circuit court address. He argued opponents of broad classification aim to alter local tax policy and rural land values amid campaign rhetoric.
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Townsend
Lewisburg
T. C. Townsend
Greenbrier County
Miss Fannie Turnbull Missing From Lake Forest Home
Chicago July 26 Miss Fannie Turnbull 19 a Vassar College student was reported missing from her fashionable Lake Forest home after leaving a note to her family saying she could not stand it any longer feeling that she was a burden to you S:
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Chicago
Fannie Turnbull
Vassar College
Lake Forest
Car magnate passes away in Indianapolis accident
Fred Duesenberg, 65, renowned Indianapolis automobile manufacturer, died in Johnstown from pneumonia linked to injuries he suffered in a July 2 automobile crash. He had been recovering but relapsed, remaining unconscious for three hours before death.
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Johnstown
Fred Duesenberg
Indianapolis
Armed pair rob Maryland bank at White Hall
Two armed bandits, a negro and a white man, robbed the White Hall bank today, escaping with 2500 dollars after unsuccessfully attempting to lock two employees in the vault, then fleeing in a waiting motorcar.
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Maryland
White Hall
Chance for jeweler Benton Ohio timetable sun time confusion
Residents of Barren and Eastern townships in Franklin County must still use the sun to tell time as assessor reports show no watches or clocks listed on personal property tax returns in the area.
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Benton
Franklin
Mellon denies plan to resign as ambassador to Britain
New York July 26 Mellon denied reports he planned to resign as ambassador to Great Britain. He said that was news to him and preferred not to discuss his trip home or any official matters, noting only there was a lull over there for the time and he took advantage of it.
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New York
Andrew W. Mellon
Majestic
Great Britain
Mellon
Six Die As Boat Capsizes Off Eureka California
Eureka California July 26 six persons were drowned three missing and nine saved after a 26 foot open speed boat with 18 passengers capsized off the bar near Eureka. Bodies recovered include J. B. Morganti Mrs Morganti E de Barnardi Ivar Torrey and L L Brown. Motor failure and heavy breakers blamed. volunteers and coast guardsmen rescued survivors.
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Eureka
Cal
Here
J. B. Morganti
Eurreka
E. de Barnardi
Ivar Torrey
Sacramento
L. ‘L. Brown
Ferndale
Jobless Riot Rips St. John's Streets
Several hundred unemployed men rioted in St. John's Newfoundland today, looting and smashing shop windows as police struggled to control the disorder. Two policemen were injured and 18 rioters were arrested.
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St. John’s
N. F
Vessel sinks in heavy hurricane off Kiel Germany
Kiel Germany July 26 The German naval sailing slip Niobe sank today in a hurricane off Fehmarfs West. four men were saved. Other naval craft went to the rescue.
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Kiel
Germany
Niobe
Fehmarfs
Filipinos Forced From Florida Bean Farm Colony
Pahokee Florida July 26 1945 The last of a 68 Filipino farming colony was ordered to evacuate leased holdings in a bean region. White residents granted six permission to stay while others prepared to depart survey crews to ensure all Filipinos leave. Authorities report 200 to 250 Filipinos in the colony and anticipate more arrivals from California’s Imperial Valley amid continuing tensions.
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Pahokee
Fla
Saturn
Ralg
F. M. George, A Leading’ Resident For Canal Point
George
Pilipino
Eya Causte
R. Harrison
Impé
California
Harrison
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U. S
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State Post
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Rep. Tilson
Crusade For Prosperity
Judge Payne Rotary
Red ‘Cross
Heflin
W. Main St
N. Y. Central
Capt Gronau
Montreal
House
Conley
Vincent Lege
H. G. Hopwood
C. H. Martin
New River State College
A. Conley
State Road Commission
Vassar
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